Fred VanVleet will become an unrestricted free agent

Shot on location at ZZ’s Club, Miami Jimmy Butler is everywhere these days. There he is at the US Open, serving as an honorary ball boy for an exhibition match between Carlos Alcaraz and Frances Tiafoe. There he is in the new music video for Fall Out Boy’s “So Much…

Led by Guest Editor Carmelo Anthony, SLAM’s new magazine focuses on social justice and activism as seen through the lens of basketball. 100 percent of proceeds will be donated to charities supporting issues impacting the Black community. Grab your copy here. –– A little more than a hundred years ago, when my dad…

Photo: Euroleague Basketball Panathinaikos Athens secured a 90-76 victory at home against Virtus Bologna, concluding the EuroLeague double-game week with two consecutive wins, thanks to a remarkable 20-3 run in the fourth period. Dinos Mitoglou played a pivotal role, contributing 24 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, while Mathias Lessort made…

Photo: Charlotte Hornets/Twitter Once LaVar Ball found out that LaMelo was hurting his draft stock by leaving Chino Hills High School and going overseas, that’s when his youngest son made the move to Spire Academy in Ohio.  (via VladTV): “The narrative was like, ‘We’re not gonna pick Melo in the…

Photo: Peter Baba The Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic on if international NBA players have gained more respect: “I think (we get) more respect than we used to. You have a lot of international players that are really good and people enjoy great basketball players. It doesn’t matter from…

Photo: New Orleans Pelicans/Twitter Despite negativities and uncertainty yet again on Zion Williamson’s health, the New Orleans Pelicans are keeping their optimism glowing. Per Sam Amick of The Athletic, a source noted that the Pelicans remains expecting that Williamson will be back this season. “While the Pelicans announced on Wednesday…